If there were more male penguins than female penguins, it stands to reason that some of the males would pair up (the urge to reproduce is powerful — they were trying to incubate rocks, after all). It’s common behaviour in zoos. I’m NOT implying that homosexuality is unnatural. Or even that same-sex penguin pairs can say ANYTHING about human sexual orientation or morality. Because it doesn’t. (And furthermore, even if homosexual behaviour were ‘unnatural’, it would matter in the least. We should not infer morality from nature, and interfering with the relationship of two consenting adults should be shameful on the basis of human decency alone.)

On the other hand, this sounds so ridiculous that I have to wonder if the author is being hyperbolic or misleading in this sentence…

Myths, very similar to art, exist in an attempt to explain that which is inexplicable and eternal; the moment the myths violate science, they lose their credibility and function.

This article seems to reiterate that, once again, same-sex sexual/relational behavior is just another interesting variance in nature.

If I spot a rare pink orchid in nature, I don’t assign morality to its existence. I notice it because it isn’t common. So, this extreme negative response by certain individuals in the majority must serve some function.

I wonder what, anthropologically speaking, the response to same-sex sexual/relational behavior in humans is about. The vehemence and hatred indicates it must serve some important cultural function (to them, certainly not to the entire culture, since parts of that culture – even of the majority – do not find that response necessary). If our race were in danger of extinction, this response would be an obvious need by the species to limit relationships not resulting in offspring. As it is….puzzling.

Well they do look like little butlers or nuns don’t they? ;-)
Although I think actually, you’ll find its people who are into bestiality that want to do that. :roll:

Whatever floats your boat .. or, in this case, ice floe I guess. ;-)

“They’ve been taking care of their chick around the clock; it’s still too young to feed itself, so the dads feed him fish mash “

Fish mash? Is that a funny way of saying their own vomit? ;-)
Well regurgitated, pre-chewed, fishy matter anyhow.

@ #1 Marley Jones :

“If people choose to be gay then natural selection will take care of them…they should not determine if other species should follow the same plight.”

Er ..what?! Are you suggesting that gay activists deliberately somehow forced a pair of penguins to become homosexual? Out of sheer morbid curiousity, how do you think they accomplished that?

Plus, you do realise a pair of animals whatever the species isn’t the whole species don’t you? You seem to be implying otherwise. One set of gay penguins doesn’t jepordise all
penguin-ity anymore than the presence of homosexuals in Humanity throughout recorded history and before harms humanity. Ie. Not at all.

The Anthropogenic Greenhouse Effect OTOH … :-(

You also seem to have a fairly basic lack of understanding about the fundamentals of natural selection and evolutionary theory. I would suggest perhaps reading Stephen Jay Gould’s The Structure of Evolutionary Theory. It should be very enlightening and should help keep you from sounding like a fool next time you voice your opinion.

If you are indeed so concerned about the animal’s natural habitat, I hope you’re out there helping to put an end to global climate change which is reducing the habitat of an unprecedented number of species at an unprecedented rate.
A few things I’ve done toward that end that weren’t too hard: became a vegetarian, quit driving, started: composting, recycling, gardening, buying locally produced goods.